Novice drivers convicted of traffic tickets, who receive demerit points or are involved in accidents will learn that many insurance companies will be hesitant to offer insurance, the insurance will very expensive or the driver will be placed in “high risk insurance” rates.

Additional Licence Suspensions

Any conviction for a G1 Novice driver offence will result in a thirty (30) day licence suspension for a first offence.

Addition convictions are dealt with by an escalating suspension for six (6) months e.g. if convicted a second time the drivers licence suspension would be for six (6) months.

After the suspension period has past the driver will be required to pay a one hundred and eighty (180) drivers licence reinstatement fee to the Ministry of Transport.

When Demerit Points Appear on the Licence

Points are added to the licence only after the driver has been convicted of the traffic ticket, or the driver pays the ticket.

Drivers can reduce the amount of time demerits are on the driving record by applying for a trial date.

The demerits do not go on the driver record until the court date, which maybe three (3) to twelve (12) months from the offence date, depending upon the court.

For G1 license holders demerit points are kept on the driving record or driving abstract for two (2) years from the date the driver received the ticket, but the demerit only go on the driving record upon conviction or payment.

The conviction or sometimes called a “line on your abstract” for the traffic ticket goes on the driving record for 3 years from the court date, or 3 years from the date the ticket was paid.

Class G drivers licence holders are allowed to accumulated a total of 15 demerit points.